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Battle Against Gov. Whitman’s Cronyism Continues
News
October 1, 1998
Even as the state of New Jersey started spewing out layoff notices like pieces of confetti on Sept. 21, CWA members and local officers were fighting back with a mock New Orleans-style funeral to protest the death of state-run auto inspections.
Phil Padgett Dies at Age 62
News
October 1, 1998
Phil C. Padgett, who guide CWA’s Western Electric Installation bargaining unit through the rocky shoals of Bell System divestiture in the mid-1980s, died on Aug. 24 in Palm Valley, Fla., near St. Augustine.
PART FOUR AND CONCLUSION OF A SERIES: What Every Woman Needs to Know About MONEY AND RETIREMENT: AL
News
October 1, 1998
If your employer or your husband’s employer does not offer a pension plan or 401(k), it’s especially important that you start making contributions to an individual retirement account (IRA). You can establish an IRA though most financial institutions-banks, brokerage houses, credit unions, etc.
American Eagle Agents Seek Union Representation
Press Release
The Communications Workers of America has petitioned the National Mediation Board to hold a representation election among passenger service agents serving the six major hubs of American Eagle airline operations.
CWA Members Approve New Contract at SNET; Action Ends 26-Day Strike at Connecticut Telephone Company
Press Release
By a greater than 3-to-1 margin, members of the Communications Workers of America at Southern New England Telephone ratified a new contract that provides general and equity wage increases for workers across job titles, among other contract gains.